Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-29


business into such divisions as may b
deemed eZp9dient, and under such rule
aad regulations as may be prescribed b
the court.
Sec. -. The Supreme court shall nav
appellate Jurisdiction of civil cases, pro
Ceedings and controversies, both as t
law and f6Ct, with such exceptions an,
under such regulations Gs may be prC
vIGed by law.
; Sec. -. The Supreme court and tn
Justices thereof shall have power 10 issu
ali wTi.s known to the law which may bt
necessary TO the exercise Of its iurisjic-
ton, or to enforce the same; SAID COur
shall also have pOWre by mandamus O,
otherwise to compel the District and in
feriOr courts TO proceed with the trial o.
cases pending in said courts of which il
would have C0Eniz9nCe Of appeal.
Sc. II. The Legislature may confer
upon the Supreme court exclusive orig
inal Jurisdiction to issue writs of man.
damus and injunction against the heads
OF state departments, except as against
the Governor
COURT OF APPEALS.
Sec, Is. The Court Of appeals shall
consist Of three judges, who shall eaca
be elected Oy the qualified voters Of the
state ST q general election, and wac shall
! hold their Offices for the tern Of SIX wears.
/ TIE Judges of the Cont of Appeals, OF so
many Of them as there mGy be, who snail
be IN office at the time this amendment
shall take effect, shall be Judges II said
court as hereby established, and shsu
hold their said Offices until the expiration
of their respective terms under their
former election or appointments. And
should theTe be, at the adoption of this
amendment, less than three Judges OF
said Court of Appeals the Governor shall
appoint the requisite number OF addition
al judges to constitute court of three
members, and the judges so appointed
shall mold their Office until the next go
erGl election.
Sec lG. The several judges OF a.
Court Of Appeals shall POSSESSES the came
qualifications and receive the same salary
as justices Of the Supreme court. The
Judges shall select from their own num-
Der presiding Judge, VINO shall perform
such duties and hold for SUCH term as the
court may prescribe. majority of the
court shall constitute G quorum, end the
concurrence Of two Of the judges shall be
necessary TO g decision. The court shall
sit ct the same time and place as are pre-
scri6ed for the Supreme court. The
court and the judges thereof shall have
power TO issue the writ of hsbeas corpus
ana all writs known TO the law which may
be necessary 10 the exercise Of its urls
dicti0n CT to enforce the same. They
shall also have power by nsndsmu5 or
otherwise to compel the District end in
feri)r courts TO proceed with the trial Of
cases pending in said courts OF which the
Court Of Appeals would have CuguizqncB
on sppeal. The court shall also have
pswer 20 ascertain such facts as may be
Becessary in the exercise ofits jurisdiction.
Sc. II The Court OF Appeals shall
have appellate Jurisdiction Of criminal
cases, with suCl exceptions and under
such regulations as may be prescribed by
law.
Sec. IS The Court Of Appeals shall ap-
point 8 clerk for each place at which it /.
may sit, who shall hold HIS Office for four /.
years, subject 20 removal by the court, /
and who snail give such bonds as is or /
may be prescribed by law.
DISTRICT COURT.
Sec. 10. The state shsll be divided into .
8 convenient number Of judicial districts, .
& Of one or more counties. Reg
uldr terms Of the court shall be held by .
the district judges at the county seat Of .
each county in the district 81 least twice
in each year, in such NAME. as may be
prescribed by general or local law.
Sec ~ There shall be q district iu5ge
for each judicial district who shall be
elected By the qualified voters OF the dis
trict 81 general election. He shall hold .
his o,lice tor the term OF four years from
the date Of MS election. The district
Judges VINO msy be in office when this
amendment takes effect snail bold their
Offices until the expiration Of their sew
era terms under the present constitution /
and laws.
Sec. p. Each district Judge shall be a
qualified voter and resident Of the dis T
lrict, shall have arrived al the age Of
-Wenty-eight years, and shall have been q
9raCuciDE lawyer in this state at least six
years, and shall reside iu his district
during his Term Of Office.
Sec. -. The Judges Of the RisuictF
courts shall receive an anGusl sslSry OF
$500, which shsil be paid as PRESCRIBED
by law
sc. % The District courts shall be
courts o. general Jurisdiction. They
snail have original Jurisdiction, both
civil and criminal, OF 81 cases ard speClsrl1
Of which sXcusiYe jurisdic-
ton is no. conferred on some other court,
and ia civil cases such jurisdiction shall
be exercised without regard 10 any dis
tiuuti0n between law and equity. Con-
tested elections and other special cases,
yFnere the right TO resort to the courts
5rises only out Of Legislative action, may
be referred by the Legislature 20 the Dis
irict court, or other tribunal, with or
without the right OF appeal to the Su-
preme court, Is may be prescribed by law
Sec. -. The District court shall have
1ppelate Jurisdiction and such control
over the inferior courts aud tribunals in
the county - may be prescribed by law
Sec. %. The District courts, and the
Judges thereof, shall have power to issue
the writ OF habeas corpus, end TO render
judgement therein, either liz vacation or
term time They shall also have power
to issue WTits Of mandsmus, iDj InCtiO0,
certiorsri, and sill writs known to the
law which may be necessary to the eXer-
Else OF their Jurisdiction, or to enforce
the same.
Sec. %. ANY District Judge shall have
power TO held 8 special term of the Dis
riot court in any county OF his district,
Inder such circumstances and in such
manner IS may be directed By general or
,pecisl law.
sc. y. Thsre she'll be clerk of the
DISCREET court OF each county, who shall
le elected by the qualified voters OF the
county, and who shall hold his Office fer
wo years, whose duties and compenss-